One way to lower your handicap nearly 30 percent is ball selection. Once golfers are weaned off those hard, low-spin distance balls, their scoring immediately improves. Your short game will always improve when you add spin, and here is a foursome of balls that will do the trick without hurting your wallet. The Top Flite Gamer V2: At $20 per dozen, this three-piece ball has a soft feel off a putter. Bridgestone’s E5 model ($27 per dozen) gets you into a urethane cover. Another solid performer that provides excellent length and short-game spin is the Taylor Made Burner Tour ($22 per dozen). Finally, the Nike One Vapor ($25 per dozen) suits lower swing speeds in all areas of distance and control.
Bruce Black is the director of The Top Flite Short Game School at The Golf Club at Heather Ridge in Aurora.
